Amy Kates, John Boudreau, Jay Galbraith Chapter published in The Chief HR Officer, 2011 One of the most important decisions a CHRO makes is how to design the HR function. The design of the organization – structure, power, roles, decision processes, reward systems, and...

Greg Kesler Human Resource Management Journal, 1995 The Case for Repositioning the HR Function For more than a decade human resources management has aspired to be a business-partner to general management. Fulmer (1990) characterized the new role as the "right hand to...

The Lessons of Five Companies Greg Kesler Human Resource Planning, 2002 The Drive for Major Change in the HR Function For more than a decade, human resources management has recognized the need to act as a business partner to line leaders (Galbraith, 1992; Ulrich et...

HR Strategy Revisited Greg Kesler Human Resource Planning, 2000 Today's business growth strategies provide a new window of opportunity to shape a more meaningful HR agenda. A practical but thoughtful approach for tying HR strategy to the growth plans of the company...